Sherwood scuba diving
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jun 25, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Jun 25, 2017the latest report was made
- Apr 26, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Sherwood
- Maker
- SHERWOOD SCUBAMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Scuba divingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Scuba Diving (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 1275), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2017 | 1 |
| April 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jun 25, 2017, sent to the company Oct 26, 2017, published by CPSC Nov 9, 2017
The product, in the report: Sherwood AVID Buoyancy Control Device/ BCD. Size Large, Color black with red trim.
I recently experienced a major issue with my Sherwood AVID BCD (Buoyancy Control Device). This is the device all diver wear that holds the inflation bladder and attaches the scuba tank to their bodies. I have been a NAUI, SDI/TDI Dive Instructor since 2003. I have used many different brands of gear over the years and have never had a BCD do this. This AVID BCD is approx. 6 years old but only has 4-5 dives on it. It has sat, unused, in my air-conditioned house. While I realize this does have some years on it, it has only been used 4-5 times! Upon doing a giant stride entry into the pool, demonstrating the skill for a student, I felt my tank free-floating off to the side once I was in the water. The weird part is it was pulling my 2nd stage regulator out of my mouth (this is the part of the scuba gear that comes from your tank and supplies your air via a regulator in your mouth). On a typical BCD, the tank is attached to the BCD via “Cam buckles”, or a locking mechanism designed to grip the tank and secure it to the vest. I’ve had tanks slip out in the past, but this is an obvious design flaw and I believe Sherwood should do an instant recall on these before someone gets seriously hurt or even killed out in open water when this happens to them. If this were to happen in open water, in the ocean with waves and current, the manner in which the cam buckles break/fail will cause the tank to simply float away from the diver. Imagine being 50 feet underwater and your tank simply break free from your vest, pulling the regulator (your only air supply) out of your mouth. This would result in the diver either doing an emergency accent (possibly causing an air embolism) or finding a diver to share air with for a controlled accent. Either outcome could be disastrous. I have read numerous others having this EXACT same issue with the AVID BCD on numerous different scuba forums, so I know the manufacturer, Sherwood Scuba, is aware of the problem. To date, I have not been able to locate a recall or offer to repair this BCD. I have contacted Sherwood Scuba, via email, with no response.
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- Model
- AVID
- Serial number
- 92610146
- Where
- Unspecified: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Sherwood, made or sold by SHERWOOD SCUBA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Apr 26, 2013, sent to the company May 6, 2013, published by CPSC May 20, 2013
The product, in the report: Sherwood scuba BCD AVID model SKU: SWDAV Sherwood ‘07 Avid CQR2 BCD, X-Large
SCUBA BCD Power inflator failure Sherwood Avid BCD (SN = 91210067)
The power inflator stuck in an inflate position and caused an unsafe accent. I could not disconnect the inflator hose in time and shot up to the surface from 70 feet.
System should be designed to release easier and or fail in a no-inflate mode requiring the diver to manually inflate the BCD.
- Model
- Sherwood AVID BCD/
‘07 Avid CQR2 BCD - UPC
- unk
- Serial number
- 91210067
- Bought from
- liesurepro, New York
- Bought
- May 11, 2008
- Where
- FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia: Other
- Who was involved
- Age 48, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Sherwood, made or sold by SHERWOOD SCUBA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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